Mumbai, June 15 (IANS) A meeting convened by Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray at his residence ‘Matoshree’ over the weekend has triggered fresh speculation over possible defections within the party’s Lok Sabha ranks, after several MPs remained absent in person.While party managers aggressively spun a narrative of a unified front, the physical absence of the majority of its Lok Sabha MPs has exposed deep structural vulnerabilities in the Thackeray campOf the party’s 9 Lok Sabha MPs, o…
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Mumbai, June 9 (IANS) The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) on Tuesday accused the ruling dispensation in Maharashtra of deceiving poor, debt-ridden farmers in the same manner they previously “misled” the beneficiaries of the Ladki Bahin scheme. The party said that while the government boasts loudly about its loan waiver scheme, millions of farmers continue to reel under severe financial distress.The Shiv Sena (UBT) in an editorial in its mouthpiece, ‘Saamana’, said that the state has r…
Mumbai, June 8 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party’s (NCP) nominee Rajendra Jain is set to get elected unopposed in the Rajya Sabha elections as the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) did not field its candidate. Rajendra Jain filed his nomination on Monday in the presence of senior leaders, including Chhagan Bhujbal, Praful Patel, Dilip Walse Patil, youth leader Parth Pawar, and Mahayuti leaders Ashish Shelar and Bharat Gogawale.Thereafter, another independent also filed his nomination, but the MVA refrai…
Nagpur, June 8 (IANS) Maharashtra Congress Legislative Party (CLP) leader Vijay Wadettiwar on Monday termed the MahaYuti government’s recently announced farmer loan waiver scheme as “deceptive” and demanded an unconditional, blanket waiver for all farmers.Speaking to reporters in Nagpur, Wadettiwar demanded that the state government provide an unconditional blanket loan waiver to all farmers instead of imposing complicated terms and conditions.Wadettiwar alleged that the MahaYuti administratio…
Thane, June 5 (IANS) Following the unopposed election of Mahayuti candidate Ravindra Phatak in the Thane-Palghar Legislative Council polls, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde on Friday hailed the development as the beginning of a clean sweep for the alliance.He said the victory reflected the unity of the Mahayuti alliance and its development-oriented politics.Speaking to the media, Shinde stated that the overwhelming support received by Mahayuti candidates acros…
Buldhana, June 4 (IANS) The Maharashtra Congress President Harshwardhan Sapkal on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), accusing it of trampling on democratic values due to its insatiable greed for power. Sapkal alleged that crores of rupees are being offered to opposition candidates to coerce them into withdrawing their nominations and render the upcoming Legislative Council (MLC) elections unopposed.He stated that the BJP has cast aside all political morality…
Mumbai, June 4 (IANS) Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Thursday levelled serious allegations of horse-trading, claiming that a massive Rs 150 crore deal took place to force Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) candidates to withdraw their nominations for the Legislative Council elections slated for June 18. The allegations came on the final day for withdrawal of nominations, a day marked by dramatic developments and setbacks for the MVA in Sambhajinagar. After the deadline expired, Raut made a sensational c…
Mumbai, June 3 (IANS) Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) President Harshwardhan Sapkal on Wednesday claimed that the loan waiver scheme announced by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Mahayuti government under the leadership of Devendra Fadnavis is a complete facade. He alleged that, through wordplay and the imposition of complex rules, terms, and conditions, more than 50 per cent of farmers have been deliberately excluded from the scheme.Sapkal termed this a cruel mockery of the fa…
Pune, June 2 (IANS) The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) on Tuesday staged a protest demanding the MSP for onion and blocked the Pune-Nashik Highway. The MVA further announced that they would continue to fight to ensure a MSP of Rs 3,000 per quintal for onions and to bring justice to the farmers who are struggling.”Farmers who have put in immense hard work and shed their blood and sweat to cultivate onions are now being forced to sell their produce at throwaway prices. Onions are not even fetching Rs 2 p…
Mumbai, June 1 (IANS) The Mukhya Mantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana, which served as the political bedrock for the Mahayuti alliance’s decisive victory, is currently navigating its most critical governance phase. Having successfully delivered immediate political dividends, the scheme is undergoing an aggressive mid-course correction driven by immense fiscal pressures, changing its trajectory from an “all-inclusive handout” to a highly rationalised targeted assistance programme.The fiscal archit…